Term of office and conditions of Service of Chairperson, Senior Vice-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and members.

(1) The Chairperson, Senior Vice-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and every non official member shall hold office for a period of three years. (2) The Chairperson or Senior Vice-Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or a non-official member may, at any time, by writing and addressed to the Government, resign from the office of the Chairperson or of the office of the Senior Vice-Chairperson or of the office of the Vice-Chairperson or of the office of the member, as the case may be. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Government may remove a person from the office of the Chairperson or Senior Vice-Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or member, if, that person, - (a) becomes an undischarged insolvent; (b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude; (c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; (d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; (e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absents from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; (f) in the opinion of the Government, has so abused the position of the Chairperson or Senior Vice-Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or member as to render that person's continuance in office detrimental to the public interest or is otherwise unfit or unsuitable to continue as such Chairperson or Senior Vice-Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or member: Provided that, no person shall be removed under this clause until that person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter. (4) A vacancy caused under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or in any other manner, shall be filled in, as soon as may be, by a fresh nomination by the Government; and the person so nominated, shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the person in whose vacancy such person has been nominated, would have held office, if the vacancy had not occurred: Provided that, if the vacancy of a member other than that of the Chairperson or Senior Vice-Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson occurs within six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the member expires, the vacancy shall not be filled in. (5) The honorarium, if any, and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of holding the office of the Chairperson, Senior Vice-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and the members shall be such, as may be prescribed.